Species ***Flavobacterium* *frigoris***

Name: Flavobacterium frigoris Van Trappen et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fri.go’ris. L. masc. n. frigor, cold; L. gen. masc. n. frigoris, of the cold

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um fri-GO-ris, neuter

Type strain: DSM 15719; LMG 21922; NBRC 102678

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ557887 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Van Trappen S, Vandecandelaere I, Mergaert J, Swings J. Flavobacterium degerlachei sp. nov., Flavobacterium frigoris sp. nov. and Flavobacterium micromati sp. nov., novel psychrophilic bacteria isolated from microbial mats in Antarctic lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:85-92. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Van Trappen S, Vandecandelaere I, Mergaert J, Swings J. Flavobacterium degerlachei sp. nov., Flavobacterium frigoris sp. nov. and Flavobacterium micromati sp. nov., novel psychrophilic bacteria isolated from microbial mats in Antarctic lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:85-92. 🇧🇪

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Species Flavobacterium frigoris

Species ***Flavobacterium* *frigoris***